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It was built to commemorate King Ramses ll.

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Where was the temple of luxor built?

The Temple of Luxor was built in Egypt in 1650


What is written on the obelisk in Paris France?

Paris Obelisk is called "Obelisque de Louxor" as it has been reported of Luxor in Egypt by Napoléon the first. These are hieroglyph that are registered.


Which city is the Oblelisque de Luxor in?

Paris - in the centre of the Place de la Concorde. It came from outside the temple at Luxor and was a gift ro the King of the French from the Pasha of Egypt called (believe it or not) Mohammed Ali. I remember once I was showing a group of English schoolchildren round Paris, and I said to them, 'This obelisk is 3,300 years old'. The kids thought for a moment, and then sang 'Happy Birthday to you...'


What side of the river Nile was the Valley of the Kings?

The Valley of the Kings is on the West Bank opposite Luxor


Where is the ancient obelisk in house of Anubis secrets within?

fab amd micks chest in their room

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What is the name of the obelisk in Paris?

Luxor Obelisk (French: Obélisque de Louxor)


Where was the temple of luxor built?

The Temple of Luxor was built in Egypt in 1650


What country gave the obelisk of luxor to France?

Egypt, under Mohammed Ali Pasha


Where is the sculpture Cleopatra's Needle located?

There are three obelisks with that name (constructed, not sculpted), one each in London, Paris, and New York City. They are genuine obelisks built in Egypt more than a thousand years before Cleopatra was born. The London obelisk is from Heliopolis, Egypt, built around 1450 BC and reconstructed in Westminster in 1878. The New York obelisk was also built in Heliopolis, circa 1475 BC, and reconstructed in Central Park in 1881. The Paris obelisk is known as the Luxor obelisk, is from Luxor and was reconstructed in the Place de la Concorde in 1836.


What is written on the obelisk in Paris France?

Paris Obelisk is called "Obelisque de Louxor" as it has been reported of Luxor in Egypt by Napoléon the first. These are hieroglyph that are registered.


Why did Mehmet Ali present France with an obelisk from Luxor Temple?

For the european French's help in industrializing Egypt


How many stones were used in the luxor temple?

40,000 stones were built for the Temple Of Luxor.


Where is the oldest monument in Paris Located?

On Concorde place, the oldest monument of Paris: Obelisk of Luxor 3300 years old.


Who built obelisk?

the ancient Egyptians were the first ones to built the obelisk.They were about 70 feet tall. The Washington Monument is a obelisk.


What president got a obelisk built in his honor?

George Washington--the obelisk is called the Washington Monument.


How long it took to built luxor?

100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years


What is the original name of Luxor?

The original name of Luxor was Thebes. Luxor was built on the site of ancient Thebes, which was the capital of ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom period.